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The Descendants of Cain (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: European)
Hwang, Sun-Won; Suh, Ji-Moon; Pickering, Julie; Suh, J.
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paperback. Hwang Sun-won based this novel on his own experiences in his North Korean home village between the end of World War II and the eve of the Korean War when Korea had been divided into North and South by its two "liberators" - the United States and the Soviet Union. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Hwang Sun-won, perhaps the most beloved and respected Korean writer of the 20th century, based this extraordinary novel on his own experiences in his North Korean home village between the end of World War II and the eve of the Korean War when Korea had been divided into North and South by its two "liberators" - the United States and the Soviet Union. In this story the Soviet-backed communist party, using the promise of land reform, sets people at each other's throat. Portrayed here is an entire community caught in the political and social firestorm that brings out the selfishness, ... Read more
Hwang Sun-won, perhaps the most beloved and respected Korean writer of the 20th century, based this extraordinary novel on his own experiences in his North Korean home village between the end of World War II and the eve of the Korean War when Korea had been divided into North and South by its two "liberators" - the United States and the Soviet Union. In this story the Soviet-backed communist party, using the promise of land reform, sets people at each other's throat. Portrayed here is an entire community caught in the political and social firestorm that brings out the selfishness, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Routledge United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780765601377
SKU
V9780765601377
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About Hwang, Sun-Won; Suh, Ji-Moon; Pickering, Julie; Suh, J.
Suh Ji-moon is professor of English at Korea University in Seoul. She received her Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Albany. Her translations from Korean include The Rainy Spell and Other Korean Stories (1983, revised and expanded edition, 1997) and stories by Hwang Sun-w?n included in the 1989 collection The Book of Masks., Julie Pickering is a ... Read more
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